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Workday announces General Availability of Workday Payroll for Australia
Workday brings Payroll, Finance, and HR data together in a Single System to Reduce Errors andStreamline Processes for Australian Customers
SYDNEY, March 12, 2024 - Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), a leading provider of solutions to help organisations
manage their people and money, today announced that Workday Payroll is generally available (GA) to Australiancustomers. This follows successful payroll implementations with a number of early adopter Australian businesses tohelp test and refine the product for compliance with local regulatory laws and standard business practices in theAustralian market.
Now more than ever, organisations need to be agile and deliver remarkable employee experiences. Workday Payroll
helps customers gain control of their payroll processes, data, and costs with the flexibility to configure payroll as
business needs change. And with Workday Payroll for Australia, administrators will have the same real-time andintuitive Workday experience they’re accustomed to while benefiting from continuous payroll calculations, smart payroll
audits, and built-in reporting — all within Workday.
Today, Workday Payroll is now available in the U.S., Canada, France, the UK, and Australia. Workday also has an
expansive partner ecosystem to deliver payroll solutions to organizations across more than 120 countries around theworld.
“We are so pleased to be able to offer Workday Payroll to our Australian customers. Many of our finance and HR
customers will be looking at the efficiencies that can be gained by adding payroll to their Workday platform, allowing
them to reduce complexity and perform this critical function with ease,” said Jo-Anne Ruhl, vice president andmanaging director for Australia and New Zealand at Workday. “I think everyone would agree that getting payroll right isfundamental to business success, and we are keen to play a role in helping our customers make this process moreseamless, as well as help address the headaches of regulation and compliance that keep many payroll administrators
up at night. I’d also like to thank our early adopter customers for putting their trust in Workday and helping us finesse
the Workday Payroll product for Australian businesses”
Early Adopter Success Story
Cognizant Workday Practice
The Cognizant Workday Practice was the first customer to go live on Workday Payroll in Australia nearly six months ago,working closely with Workday as part of the design partner group to enhance the product during the development
stage. Following successful implementations in other geographies around the globe, the Cognizant Workday Practice iswell positioned to use these learnings to help other Australian customers implement Workday Payroll.
Elaine Hanner, Payroll Director for the Cognizant Workday Practice commented, “Running Workday Payroll for Australia
has already saved us a significant amount of processing time and improved overall accuracy. It ensures a seamless
payday, which greatly contributes to the satisfaction of the team.”
About Workday
Workday is a leading enterprise platform that helps organisations manage their most important assets – their peopleand money. The Workday platform is built with AI at the core to help customers elevate people, supercharge work, andmove their business forever forward. Workday is used by more than 10,000 organisations around the world and acrossindustries – from medium-sized businesses to more than 50% of the Fortune 500. For more information about
Workday, visit workday.com.

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